Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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